Chair



Aug. 28, 1923.

W. J. GILLAM.

CHAIR Filed May 23, 1922 latented fang. 28,. 1923.

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WILSON J. GILLAIE, OF SAYVILLE,-NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SAYVILLEFURNIT'O'RE V COMIPANY, INCL, OF SAYVILLE, NEVT YORK, A CORPORATION OFNEW YORK.

CHAIR.

Application filed May 23,

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILsoN- J. GILLAM, a citizen of the United States,and resident of the town of Sayville, county of Suffolk, State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chairs, ofwhich the following is the specification.

The device, the subject of this invention is a three-legged chair,intended to be constructed so that it may be marketed and shippedknocked down to be assembled by the purchaser or user.

Chairs usually are glued. This chair is secured by screws and isstrengthened by a resilient member which not only adds to its rigidity,but to its appearance.

In the specification which follows, I will describe the construction andadvantages in detail and the "accompanying drawing should be referred tofor a complete understanding of the specification which follows In thedrawing Fig. 1, is a top plan view.

Fig. 2, a front elevation, with two small sections, the fracture is forconvenience only. Fig. 3, is a vertical section.

Fig. 4, is a reversed plan View.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in all the figureswhere-they appear.

My chair is constructed with three gracefully formed legs, 5, 6 and 7,two of which are arranged at the front of the chair and one at the back.The legs are secured to gether by a T-shaped frame, the cross arm 8 01"?the T extending between the two front legs and each end of this arm isreduced in thickness, to be inserted into recesses in the leg membersand 7 and are secured therein by screws 9.

V The stem 10 of the T has one end reduced, to be engaged in the recessin the leg 6 and the screw 11 secures this member in the leg 6.

The forward end of the member 10 is out 1322. Serial No. 563,095.

away to produce the projection 12. It will be received in the groove 13of the member 8 and will be secured therein by the screw is. Y r

The chair seat is straight at one side, the outer side, and round at theinner side. The

' shape of this seat is fully shown in Fig. 1,

where the seat as a whole is indicated at 15. The-seat is secured to theT-shaped members 8 and 9 by screws 16, 17 and 18.

t will be noted that the leg members X- tend upward upon the seat and,together withthe member about to .be described, form a back and arms forthe chair. The member 19 which is secured by screws 20 and 21 to theupwardly extending portion of the .legs 5' to 7 inclusive, is a bowedmember formed preferably of a resilient wood, and while it is myintention to how this member, it is not my intention to definitely shapeit as shown in the figures. This member'will be allowed to retain ashape somewhat more extended, being given the shape shown only 7 when itis applied to the chair. This member will constantly tend to straightenout and in so doing will retain the parts of the chair tight, taking upany looseness or slackness 1n the parts that may be present or maydesaid legs and its stem secured to another said leg and anapproximatelysemi-circular seat removably secured to said T-shapedmember, said legs extending upward beyond said seat to produce arms anda back.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 19th day. of May,1922.

WILSON J. GILLAM.

